Today’s Teacher of the Day: Isabel Perez

LAUSD teachers dedicate long nights and weekends to review and prepare their lessons.  Many also use valuable vacation time to explore new and innovative ways of teaching. Like Isabel Perez, a Science teacher at Bravo Medical Magnet High School who spent her summer researching in Ecuador.

“I hope this will help students become aware that they can be proactive in their community or at least get the word out there are ways to prevent invasive species from spreading. This information also will encourage students, their families, and friends to use native species when planting gardens,“ said Isabel Perez who teaches biology, chemistry, anatomy/physiology, genetics and zoology at Bravo. Last summer she traveled to Ecuador as part of a fellowship with Earthwatch, an organization of scientists, educators, students and business people who work together to get the fullest benefit from scientific research. “My experiences this summer in Ecuador,” said Perez, “are already paying off in my lesson plans and in igniting the passions of my students.”

Working in an open-air laboratory, she and nine other U.S. researchers studied and recorded their research on raising caterpillars and the effects of climate and the general environment. The fellowship only added to her passion for science, which began when she was a child helping her parents grow mint and wheat on their family farm.

Her unique perspective enhances the learning experience of our students. Thank you for your hard work, sacrifices and continued learning as you find more ways to help youngsters excel.

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